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Dr Joel Carlton leads four principal areas of Business School activity: postgraduate student experience; recruitment of international students; the global network of franchise and dual award partners, including the University’s largest partner INTI International University and Colleges in Malaysia; and accreditation, including the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) as well as supporting the TransAtlantic Business School Alliance (TABSA) and the International Business School Alliance (IBSA).

Prior to academia, he had extensive, high-profile experience in industry working in various sales, marketing, and public relations roles for the renowned leader in luxury shipping, Cunard. At Cunard he achieved many firsts, including organising highly prestigious events such as the first serving head of state to sail on board QE2, President Nelson Mandela on 1998 World Cruise, and the visit of the Crown Prince of Dubai as part of the official opening of the Dubai Cruise Terminal in 2001.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA); a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA); and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS).

Dr Carlton also served as a founding Governor as well as Chair of the Standards Committee for the local Watford University Technical College.